Το Ίδρυμα Mozilla δημοσίευσε σήμερα το Internet Health Report 2018. Η αναφορά ζητάει με λίγα λόγια τη νομοθετική ρύθμιση μεγάλων εταιρειών όπως τις: Google, Amazon και Facebook.
It seems that the release date of the Internet Health Report is not accidental at all, since it "coincided" with the day that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will testify before Congress.
Although big companies like Alibaba and Tencent in China “helped billions realize the benefits του Διαδικτύου”, η έκθεση ζητά τη νομοθετική ρύθμιση μερικών παραγόντων για να μηδενιστεί η εδραίωση της εξουσίας και των μονοπωλιακών επιχειρηματικών πρακτικών που υπονομεύουν την “ιδιωτικότητα, και τον ανταγωνισμό στο διαδίκτυο.”
"They exclude competitors, limiting innovation in the process," the report said.
“As their ability to make sense of massive amounts of data increases through advances in artificial intelligence and quantum computing, they are likely to move into adjacent businesses through vertical integrations in hardware, software, infrastructure, cars, media, unless we find a way to stop them.”
Governments should implement laws against all anti-competitive behavior and review ancient models of antitrust legislation in application of regulation to tech giants, according to the report.
The Internet Health Report does not attempt to examine and rate the "health" of the Internet or diagnose problems. Instead, it explores important issues that the report's authors believe contributed to the current Internet environment and examines how these trends are affecting people's lives in the real world.
False news and propaganda, (see Facebook), as well as weak Internet security (IoT), refer to the report between trends affecting the real world.
"By 2020, we will have up to 30 billion devices, including insecure webcams, baby monitors and other devices that can be used as a [data collection] weapon," the report said. "With every device without a password, the internet becomes a little more fragile and dangerous."
The authors of the report cited as an example the use of malware Mirai, which gained control over a number of Internet devices (IoT) and played an important role in a DDoS attack on Dyn.
The Internet Health Report says that censorship and online harassment have gotten worse, but also some good news about internet access, encryption of data and affordability.
Overall, the report finds that the number of Internet users around the world continues to increase, but it also states that prices should continue to decline in order to gain even more access.
The Internet Health report is an open source initiative implemented with the help of Mozilla Techniques, Digital Rights Activists and Researchers.
To read the entire report, visit the website internethealthreport.org. The first report was released in January of 2017.
